HSUS Tag

(Personal note - I am also in Tennessee attending a Homes for Horses Conference, which is why the repost have been so few and far between. - Jerry)
Wayne Pacelle, HSUS
I am in Nashville today for the official opening of Animal Care Expo, which will host 2,000...

(Note - Holt's comments are beyond disgusting. Sadly, far too many politicians forget the reason they were originally elected to office. While the majority of the people he supposedly represents are against his "ag-gag" bill, he assumes that he knows best and anyone that disagrees...

Usually I try to break the news down into the most important articles, but today a lot of information came across the wires. Rather than posting all the articles, I'll let you pick and chose which to read.
From two of the organizations that believe drugs...

National Audience Focuses on Gov. Haslam as Ellen DeGeneres, Humane Society of the United States Take on Tenn. Antiwhistleblower Bill
April 24, 2013 - A campaign to persuade Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to veto legislation that would restrict taking photographs or video on industrial factory farms...

The Humane Society of the United States Places Television Ads Against Bill to Ban Undercover Investigations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 22, 2013) – At a press conference at the state capitol, The Humane Society of the United States and Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville District 13, screened a new...

The Humane Society of the United States works with council to develop strategic initiatives to protect horses
(April 22, 2013)—As part of its efforts to protect American horses from inhumane treatment of slaughter plants, a council of reputable and influential horse breeders from around the U.S....

chicagotribune.com, By Wayne Pacelle, April 19, 2013
Most Americans disapprove of slaughtering horses for food — 80 percent, according to a recent national survey. Responsible American horse lovers, breeders and owners shudder at the thought of any horse of theirs — horses born and raised to be...

ABC NEWS / Chris Goos / March 13, 2013
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A trio of U.S. lawmakers is saying “no” to horse meat.
The U.S. is set to begin slaughtering horses again for the first time in six years, and recent news of...

NYTimes, Op-Ed, Wayne Pacelle, March 11, 2013
The discovery of horse meat in products labeled as beef in the European Union has raised serious questions, not just about food labeling, but also about food safety and the working of the somewhat opaque, global horse meat industry.
While...

LATimes.com / John M. Glionna / March 6, 2013
[caption id="attachment_15781" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Humane Society of the United States is protesting the roundup of 11 wild mustangs that had taken up residence outside Carson City, Nev. Laura Leigh, founder of a group called Wild Horse Education, photographed...

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